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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : al-kuh-lahyn, -lin |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæl kəˌlaɪn, -lɪn |
Définition of alkaline
Origin :- 1670s, "pertaining to alkalis," from alkali + -ine (1). Of soils, attested from 1850.
- adj being basic, not acid (chemically)
- The alkaline solution and washings were acidified and distilled from 10 p.ct.
- Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross
- Account for the fact that a solution of borax in water is alkaline.
- Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
- They may be suspected if the milk is alkaline in reaction and has a disguised taste.
- Extract from : « The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) » by Various
- If alkaline, as it should be, the paper remains blue when dipped in it.
- Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study » by Ontario Ministry of Education
- His spare supply was still ample and was distilled, not alkaline.
- Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
- As often as once in two or three days, an alkaline bath should be taken.
- Extract from : « An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art » by B. L. Hill
- On the other hand, the sulphide of lead is not soluble in the alkaline cyanides.
- Extract from : « Poisons: Their Effects and Detection » by Alexander Wynter Blyth
- But it is reprecipitated unaltered by excess of alkaline oxalate.
- Extract from : « Poisons: Their Effects and Detection » by Alexander Wynter Blyth
- The bromide of potassium must be pure and not alkaline, ditto the gelatine.
- Extract from : « Photography in the Studio and in the Field » by Edward M. Estabrooke
- In two hours the sky is clear and the air is hot and alkaline.
- Extract from : « Adventures While Preaching the Gospel of Beauty » by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
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